A new approach to the treatment of vesical exstrophy
Medical Journal of Cairo University [The] Journal Country: Egypt
P-ISSN: 0045-3803
MeSH Terms: / Surgery
Broad Subjects: Surgery ,Microsurgery
Citation: Fahim Abdel Rahim, A new approach to the treatment of vesical exstrophy. Med. J. Cairo Univ. 1986; 54 (3): 41-8
Vesical exstrophy is a rare congenital anomaly for which surgical management is still a challenge. A modified new conservative surgical approachentailingbladderandurethral reconstruction using microsurgical techniques was utilized. The operation was carried out in one stage without bony mutilation. The operation was done in twenty-one patients who were followed up for one to fifteen years. The results in most of the cases were satisfactory and none of the patients required urinary diversion
